Supervision
Develop your therapeutic skills through reflection and mentoring
Individual or Group?
Individual supervision gives you dedicated time to work through the issues you want to bring, and can feel very safe. Group supervision provides more perspectives and can be particularly helpful with tricky dynamics — the observing eye of the group is a powerful resource.
I have extensive experience of both formats and am happy to be approached to offer individual or group supervision. The fee is based on time rather than numbers; the maximum group size is four.
Therapeutic Model
As well as offering Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) supervision, I am experienced in providing supervision to cognitive behaviour therapists who wish to draw on a wider range of therapeutic interventions.
I work with process — using the therapist's experience of the relationship, therapeutic projections, and transferences, to understand unspoken dynamics. This focus is particularly helpful where therapies feel stuck or challenging.
I am currently developing my practice in compassionate mind-based approaches.
Supervision of Groups
I have extensive experience of supervising therapeutic groups, including groups focused on specific themes (female survivors of sexual abuse), groups using different approaches (CBT, CAT, DBT, interactive psychotherapy), and groups across different settings — from inpatient wards to community bases.
Professional Groups Supervised
- Clinical Psychologists
- Counselling Psychologists
- Counsellors
- Occupational Therapists
- Mental Health Nurses
- Physiotherapists (mental health)
- Psychiatrists
- Social Workers
- Cognitive Analytic Therapists
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapists
Qualifications
- Honours Degree in Psychology (University of Westminster)
- Diploma in Clinical Psychology (BPS, 1988)
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (UEA, 2013)
- CAT Practitioner — ACAT (1998)
- CAT Supervisor — ACAT (2000)
- Advanced Certificate in Supervision (Bath Consultancy, 2002)
- Executive Diploma in Management Level 7 (CMI)
- Senior Honorary Lecturer, UEA (2004–2014)
Therapeutic Experience
I have worked extensively with complex, acute, and severe mental health problems — including post-traumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, and co-morbidities alongside challenging social, family, economic, and physical difficulties.
I have offered time-limited therapies, longer-term therapies, and brief interventions. Areas outside my professional experience include forensic settings, learning disabilities, and work with children.